RTA awards Dh100m contract to construct internal roads at Al Barsha

The Board of Directors of the Roads
& Transport Authority (RTA), chaired by H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of
the Board and Executive Director of the RTA, has recently endorsed the awarding
of a contract to construct internal roads at Al Barsha South 1, and collector
roads at Al Barsha South 2 costing about 100 million dirham. The project is
part of Phase II of the 5-Year Plan (2012-2016) endorsed by HH Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler
of Dubai, for constructing internal roads at several Dubai residential
districts with a cost to the tune of one billion dirham.

“Constructing internal roads at Al
Barsha stems from the commitment of the RTA to improve the infrastructure of
roads, lighting, and storm water drainage at residential areas to meet the
requirements of urban & demographic expansion in the Emirate and cater to
the happiness & welfare of people. Over the past 3 years, the RTA
constructed more than 500 km-long internal roads in various residential
communities across the Emirate,” said Al Tayer.

“The new project comprises the
construction of an internal roads network at Al Barsha South 1 (community 671)
extending 53 km, and the construction of collector roads at Al Barsha South 2
(community 672) extending 7 km. The project provides an additional entry to Al
Barsha South 1 from Umm Suqeim Road, and an additional entry to Al Barsha South
2 from Hesa Road,” he added.

“The project, which will be
constructed over 18 months, comprises internal roads construction works with
width of 7 meters in collector roads, and 6.6 meters in local roads, besides
constructing longitudinal parking slots on both roadsides measuring 2.5 meters
in width, lighting works, rainwater drainage works, and other utility works,”
he continued.

The Chairman of the Board and
Executive Director of the RTA explained that the 5-Year Plan (2012- 2016) for constructing
internal roads in residential communities in Dubai spans about 16 districts
where urbanization rate ranges from 20% to 80% but in some areas is as low as
5%. The initial Phase of the Plan, costing about Dhs150m, covered constructing
roads in 5 districts namely: Hatta community, Al Qusais 3, Al Qouz 2, 3 and 4.
Phase II, which started in 2013, covers constructing roads in three residential
districts namely: Al Muhaisna 2 and Al Barsha South 1 and 2. Phase III, which
starts in 2014, covers constructing roads at Al Mamzar, Al Nahda 1, and Oud
Mateena 2. Phase IV, which will be kicked off in 2015, covers the construction
of roads in 3 districts namely Nad El Sheba 4, Oud Mateena 1 and Al Khawaneej
2. In Phase V, which will start in 2016, road construction works will be
undertaken in 3 districts namely: Jebel Ali Industrial 1, Al Qusais Industrial
3, 4 and 5 in addition to Al Awir 1.